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consumption tax is difficult if you try to do a value added tax. there are things you can do to tweak the income-tax to make it look like a value added tax. >> at the end of the day, what you think the tax code will look like when these conversations between the president and speaker john boehner are done? what will look like when they are done? >> i think we will have slightly higher marginal tax rates on some -- at least one high income tax bracket and i think there will be a variety of tax and exclusions and deductions that are scaled back modestly and that's about it. >> it scaled-back means capt. someone, i agree completely. ." >> i think we will see some of those things rolled back. i think the top rate will be in between 39 and 45%. >> we have some common ground among our economists where we will end up. thank you for joining us and thank you all. i appreciate the pedersen foundation to participate. >> as i have contemplated how the burlington -- the meeting to close, i remember a nobel prize winner at the university of chicago where it was
consumption tax is difficult if you try to do a value added tax. there are things you can do to tweak the income-tax to make it look like a value added tax. >> at the end of the day, what you think the tax code will look like when these conversations between the president and speaker john boehner are done? what will look like when they are done? >> i think we will have slightly higher marginal tax rates on some -- at least one high income tax bracket and i think there will be a...
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carbon tax. consumption tax. other ideas outside the box that you think should be part of the conversation. >> i think both a consumption tax and carbon tax have desirable features. it is just the air not likely to happen or the next 36 months. to start with a carbon tax in particular, unless you're going to completely denied the probability that we will face increasing risk from carbon emissions, pressing carbon strikes me as a step to get the behavioral change and the technological innovation we will need to adjust and adapt to what we have already done. a carbon tax also raises re
carbon tax. consumption tax. other ideas outside the box that you think should be part of the conversation. >> i think both a consumption tax and carbon tax have desirable features. it is just the air not likely to happen or the next 36 months. to start with a carbon tax in particular, unless you're going to completely denied the probability that we will face increasing risk from carbon emissions, pressing carbon strikes me as a step to get the behavioral change and the technological...
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they really want tax reform to happen. whatever happens, they want this to be a stage setter. >>>> thank you for being on "newsmakers." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow on c-span, we look back at august 2011, as the news conferences around the budget control act. this created sequestration. that is split 50-50 between defense and non-defense spending. >> in january, our first week that we were sworn into office, the present as for the increase in the debt ceiling and i made it clear that there would not be an increase in the debt ceiling without changes to the way that we spend the american people's money. shortly after that i was in new york. we agreed that there should be no taxes, as part of this agreement. but we have been able to achieve, we met those to standards that have been outlined. it is time for america to deal with the spending problem. we have listened to the american people, and make sure that we cannot get into the
they really want tax reform to happen. whatever happens, they want this to be a stage setter. >>>> thank you for being on "newsmakers." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow on c-span, we look back at august 2011, as the news conferences around the budget control act. this created sequestration. that is split 50-50 between defense and non-defense spending. >> in january, our...
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then personal income taxes. then taxes on consumption, and taxes on property. most of these find that taxes on consumption -- the closest thing we have on the federal level is the payroll tax -- would have no direct tax on consumption like every other country in the oecd. that is a consumption tax. many economists and they oecd find that those taxes have no relationship with economic growth. it is the taxes it -- it is not the taxes on consumption that hard economic growth. host: this is part of a continuing series on "washington journal" focusing on a fiscal cliff. our conversation has broadened. to bring it back to the payroll tax cut and remind you it was enacted in december of 2010, designed to temporarily boost the economy and reduce the tax to% from 6.2% to 4.2% and increased take-home pay about an average of $1,000 to $1,800 per worker. it expires at the end of the year, rates will revert back to 6.2%. if you make $35,000 or so, that will be an extra $700 in taxes. the $2,000, an extra thousand dollars. 75,000, $1,500. finally, $110,000, the upper limit
then personal income taxes. then taxes on consumption, and taxes on property. most of these find that taxes on consumption -- the closest thing we have on the federal level is the payroll tax -- would have no direct tax on consumption like every other country in the oecd. that is a consumption tax. many economists and they oecd find that those taxes have no relationship with economic growth. it is the taxes it -- it is not the taxes on consumption that hard economic growth. host: this is part...
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there were tax cuts for the rich and tax cuts for the middle class. we want to give the middle class a shot for success as the economy is recovering. the gap between rich and poor in this country has never been greater. we need to find ways to create more balanced. we are fighting to say, less than have -- let's go back to the tax rate we had in the clinton era. when you are talking about marginal tax rates for those who are making above $250,000 -- the bottom line in california is not about pensions. california has passed do revenue from the recent election to try to get money back into schools. you are right that in a public education system, parents should not be asked to subsidize each and every day. that is what is happening in lots of places. i have seen across the country how parents are being axed. it would be better -- i have seen across the country how parents are being asked. there has to be transparency and there has to be accountability in terms of what the money is used for. thes go in and looked at well-rounded education kids have in pr
there were tax cuts for the rich and tax cuts for the middle class. we want to give the middle class a shot for success as the economy is recovering. the gap between rich and poor in this country has never been greater. we need to find ways to create more balanced. we are fighting to say, less than have -- let's go back to the tax rate we had in the clinton era. when you are talking about marginal tax rates for those who are making above $250,000 -- the bottom line in california is not about...
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it looks like a tax, it acts like a tax, it is a tax and congress can do it. host: next is from maryland on the independent line. caller: good morning, i have a statement and a question. i notice that the perception of black man might be a little old. many of us are manipulated by the media. i know this when i am even watching c-span when i hear individuals with an african- american cadence, these particular callers get screened. you rarely hear an intelligent black male on c-span. host: we get a lot of callers and we want to hear from all callers. did you have a question? caller: what is your plan to advance the black agenda? we know that black america and the inner cities have been neglected more than occasionally, academically and otherwise. what is the prescription to fix that? guest: i'm the wrong one to ask that question. i think there is a need for improvement in education and better funding and better standards. president obama is quite interested in that subject but is not a subject that gets into the courts and gets decided as a legal issue. i don't
it looks like a tax, it acts like a tax, it is a tax and congress can do it. host: next is from maryland on the independent line. caller: good morning, i have a statement and a question. i notice that the perception of black man might be a little old. many of us are manipulated by the media. i know this when i am even watching c-span when i hear individuals with an african- american cadence, these particular callers get screened. you rarely hear an intelligent black male on c-span. host: we get...
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it is all tax money. it is not suspicious. the textbook folks are getting a little closer to the classroom there. a little more suspicious. that part of the sector is dominated by for-profit players, whether the old line textbook providers are those transitioning into the new digital age and thinking more a online adapted products. it is much lower heat from the conversation. the closer you get to the classroom, how about school operators that contract with the local school district? a for-profit company running one are two schools or a network of schools and having a goal at the end of the year to have money left over to reinvest in the business to make a better and to return over some time to return to shareholders. even at harvard business school, a very small percentage of this was ok. it seemed the paradigm was what kind of activities to be the same the public sector has a legitimate right to provide. therefore it seems an encroachment from the private sector trying to somehow capture rents that are somehow more appropria
it is all tax money. it is not suspicious. the textbook folks are getting a little closer to the classroom there. a little more suspicious. that part of the sector is dominated by for-profit players, whether the old line textbook providers are those transitioning into the new digital age and thinking more a online adapted products. it is much lower heat from the conversation. the closer you get to the classroom, how about school operators that contract with the local school district? a...
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no tax cuts for -- no tax raises for spending cuts that will not materialize later. americans have seen that game before and there will not be fooled again. the only balanced approach is one that includes real and lasting reforms. republicans have stepped out of our comfort zone. we have been clear about what we will do and what we will not. yet we remain at an impasse. leading us to ask, why? because a vocal minority on the hard left continues to argue to leaders on their party from the president down the democrats in washington should do absolutely nothing about short-term or long-term spending problems. this is the thelma and louise crowd that wants to dream about high taxes and bigger government that it will pay for, regardless of the impact on jobs or the economy or america's standing in the world. these are the ones who have recklessly ignored the fact we cannot keep running trillion dollar deficits every year. somebody suggests that maybe the taxpayers should not keep subsidizing every last program. their reckless and idiotic approach threatens our very future
no tax cuts for -- no tax raises for spending cuts that will not materialize later. americans have seen that game before and there will not be fooled again. the only balanced approach is one that includes real and lasting reforms. republicans have stepped out of our comfort zone. we have been clear about what we will do and what we will not. yet we remain at an impasse. leading us to ask, why? because a vocal minority on the hard left continues to argue to leaders on their party from the...
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minimum tax. is there a reason or desire in the white house to have a more permanent pass on that? >> one of the problems that we face with our tax policy is lack of certainty. the alternative minimum tax in particular has extra inflation that causes an ad hoc adjustments every year and creates uncertainty. i do not want to go beyond that. that is not something that we listed in the report. >> i would like to bring in today, cyber-monday, and black friday into the equation. how would retail sales from today and friday helped retail sales going into the economy? how does it affect this economy and the economic situation right now? what will the effect be if we did not have middle-class tax cuts any more? could you give us today and next year possibilities? >> retail spending is extremely important for the economy. as you mentioned, consumption accounts for 70% of our gross domestic product. to put the figure in context, if no class tax cuts are not extended and spending falls next year, that is fou
minimum tax. is there a reason or desire in the white house to have a more permanent pass on that? >> one of the problems that we face with our tax policy is lack of certainty. the alternative minimum tax in particular has extra inflation that causes an ad hoc adjustments every year and creates uncertainty. i do not want to go beyond that. that is not something that we listed in the report. >> i would like to bring in today, cyber-monday, and black friday into the equation. how...
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it looks like a tax, it acts like a tax, it is a tax and congress can do it. host: next is from maryland on the independent line. caller: good morning, i have a statement and a question. i notice that the perception of black man might be a little old. many of us are manipulated by the media. i know this when i am even watching c-span when i hear individuals with an african- american cadence, these particular callers get screened. you rarely hear an intelligent black male on c-span. host: we get a lot of callers and we want to hear from all callers. did you have a question? caller: what is your plan to advance the black agenda? we know that black america and the inner cities have been neglected more than occasionally, academically and otherwise. what is the prescription to fix that? guest: i'm the wrong one to ask that question. i think there is a need for improvement in education and better funding and better standards. president obama is quite interested in that subject but is not a subject that gets into the courts and gets decided as a legal issue. i don't
it looks like a tax, it acts like a tax, it is a tax and congress can do it. host: next is from maryland on the independent line. caller: good morning, i have a statement and a question. i notice that the perception of black man might be a little old. many of us are manipulated by the media. i know this when i am even watching c-span when i hear individuals with an african- american cadence, these particular callers get screened. you rarely hear an intelligent black male on c-span. host: we get...
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like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign understood so brilliantly is how do we assemble a coalition of voters to get a majority of the vote? to get a majority of the vote?
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tax increases are not. but underlying all of that, foundational to all of that, is putting america back to work. getting americans back into their jobs. if we do that we will clearly increase employment and when you increase employment you always increase tax revenue to the federal government, to state governments and local governments. so our principle task as i see it and i think i'm joined by many of my colleagues, both democratic and republican, is to get the american economy going. to put it back in gear. and there are many reasons beyond just employment and the opportunities that family have -- families have to make it. one of the critical elements in all of this is to protect americans. we recently saw superstorm san joaquin smash into -- sandy smash into new jersey and new york with devastating results. loss of life, incredible loss of property, both public and private, and a very, very big cleanup bill. joining me in a little while will be some of our representatives from the state of new york. and
tax increases are not. but underlying all of that, foundational to all of that, is putting america back to work. getting americans back into their jobs. if we do that we will clearly increase employment and when you increase employment you always increase tax revenue to the federal government, to state governments and local governments. so our principle task as i see it and i think i'm joined by many of my colleagues, both democratic and republican, is to get the american economy going. to put...
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host: when you say tax provisions, increased taxes? guest: yes. some of the tax increases on higher income people. there's a new tax on -- new tax limitations on people with high incomes that go into effect in 2013. sort of in anticipation of 2014. to bank some of the money, if you will, that will pay for some of the things like these subsidies people will be getting when they go to these exchanges that start in 2014. host: republicans in congress, are they still pushing for a repeal or altering the a.c.a.? >> repeal, not so much. i think we saw right after the election, saw a number of republicans who were acknowledging, yes, it was, if you will, a referendum on the a.c.a. it is here to stay. it is the law of the land. probably not so many out and out repeal votes. that doesn't mean there still won't be efforts to change it. as i mentioned i think you'll see some of those in these -- fiscal cliff talks that you might see. there's a lot of elements to this law that are controversial. >> today's "washington journal," available any time in our video
host: when you say tax provisions, increased taxes? guest: yes. some of the tax increases on higher income people. there's a new tax on -- new tax limitations on people with high incomes that go into effect in 2013. sort of in anticipation of 2014. to bank some of the money, if you will, that will pay for some of the things like these subsidies people will be getting when they go to these exchanges that start in 2014. host: republicans in congress, are they still pushing for a repeal or...
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something about taxes -- taxes are extracted. usually paid voluntarily. that is an oversimplification. actually, officials at the irs will tell you well over 90% of individual taxpayers governments necessarily wrong. we all want government voluntarily and responsibly comply with tax laws. there is plenty of tax evasion out there, but most americans fulfill their responsibilities, but taxes are extracted. we have to pay for government. we, in public administration, believe in good government. the problem is, how do we maintain it would we have to criticize it all the time? how do we maintain the good parts of it? the other contribution to the decline in the prestige reagan , even of government included pro-market anti-government. by economists which were very prominent academically. reaganomics was, in a sense, invented on university campuses. the media describe themselves as a watchdog, quite appropriately. it is essential we have an aggressive news media that hold the government and other entities accountable. if they are doing things wrong, we want them
something about taxes -- taxes are extracted. usually paid voluntarily. that is an oversimplification. actually, officials at the irs will tell you well over 90% of individual taxpayers governments necessarily wrong. we all want government voluntarily and responsibly comply with tax laws. there is plenty of tax evasion out there, but most americans fulfill their responsibilities, but taxes are extracted. we have to pay for government. we, in public administration, believe in good government....
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cuts to 98% of tax players -- payers and should not hold those tax cuts hostage to an insistence that millionaires and billionaire the top 2% of america's taxpayers have to have a tax cut to. over the past couple of years, that segment of the american populous has done very well at a time when the middle class has been squeezed. i don't see a contradiction here. i see, you know, distinct challenges that are related and the president is very committed to the proposition that we can deal with these challenges if we come together in a -- and adopt a balanced approach. >> quick followup on that, every signal we've goten from the hill, including out here on the driveway after the last meeting with the president and also from you just said, essentially the fiscal cliff and a longer term package on tet and tax reform are combined. they're going to happen at once. when durbin says we have to deal with the fiscal cliff but not entitlements, doesn't the president have to win over members of his party and say, call it what you want, we're doing this and they are on the teable. >> it's hard for m
cuts to 98% of tax players -- payers and should not hold those tax cuts hostage to an insistence that millionaires and billionaire the top 2% of america's taxpayers have to have a tax cut to. over the past couple of years, that segment of the american populous has done very well at a time when the middle class has been squeezed. i don't see a contradiction here. i see, you know, distinct challenges that are related and the president is very committed to the proposition that we can deal with...
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and i think taxes. we had a fight where you had the president advocating to increase taxes on people who made more than $250,000 a year. >> looking ahead at the agenda, how big is climate energy? >> if you look at what to this country needs to do to create jobs, having a sound energy policy makes incredible sense. i think there are it a lot of voters who cared deeply about this. i think a lot of the youth of voters have said repeatedly this is an issue they want addressed moving forward. it needs to be addressed and, from an economic standpoint and for the future of the country. >> you think the president will do something dramatic? >> he has a plan to move forward. >> is the new democratic movement dead or no longer relevant? >> i think that our party has always been the big party and we have different views and that is healthy. that is exactly why i believe i am a democrat. i believe our vision of the country has a lot of people working across party lines and there are folks in our party who all want
and i think taxes. we had a fight where you had the president advocating to increase taxes on people who made more than $250,000 a year. >> looking ahead at the agenda, how big is climate energy? >> if you look at what to this country needs to do to create jobs, having a sound energy policy makes incredible sense. i think there are it a lot of voters who cared deeply about this. i think a lot of the youth of voters have said repeatedly this is an issue they want addressed moving...
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like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign understood so brilliantly is how do we assemble a coalition of voters to get a majority of the vote? and i do think if you look at that coalition that's been assembled i suspect it will be enduring for some time in the way the reagan coalition was and the obama coalition will be. but it was a bad moment for the romney campaign in this election. >> david mentioned in his opening remarks 47%. it was co-incidentle i think that president obama last 47% and you said that the 47% mr. romney was refering to was republicans. that was coi
like the earned income tax credit. and you were talking about not only a lot of retirees, you're talking about the entire enlisted corp, the united states military and it was an awful statement. and i think he paid a tremendous price for it. it just as you conceive of a presidential campaign you don't want to push people out in a way. it's not a zero sum game where in order to get 50 plus 1 we're going to stigmatize 47%. politics is a game of addition. this is what david and the obama campaign...
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color code just the corruption, high taxes, everyone is -- caller: just the corruption, high taxes, everyone is on welfare. illinois has been a mess. host: where are you from? caller: we are surrounded by caterpillar. host: what kind of work do you do? caller: construction. business is all right because i am a christian and i get a lot of business through christian families and churches, a lot of employment through that. the only faith i have is through jesus. host: tim in beaver falls, pa.. what is your optimistic level? caller: it is really high now, peter. it was not high before the election because i live in western pennsylvania. the hatred i hear around here is pretty amazing. i was scared because everyone i and around hate obama for no reason. there is no evidence, like they watch fox news all day and then just spit it back out. i felt like i was on the wrong planet or something. basically, i like to know the truth about things. i watch you guys all the time. thank you for that. it is a wonderful thing that you guys are doing. i don't know. i was really depressed. i even talked to my d
color code just the corruption, high taxes, everyone is -- caller: just the corruption, high taxes, everyone is on welfare. illinois has been a mess. host: where are you from? caller: we are surrounded by caterpillar. host: what kind of work do you do? caller: construction. business is all right because i am a christian and i get a lot of business through christian families and churches, a lot of employment through that. the only faith i have is through jesus. host: tim in beaver falls, pa.....
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and i think taxes. we had a fight where you had the president advocating to increase taxes on people who made more than $250,000 a year. >> looking ahead at the agenda, how big is climate energy? >> if you look at what to this country needs to do to create jobs, having a sound energy policy makes incredible sense. i think there are it a lot of voters who cared deeply about this. i think a lot of the youth of voters have said repeatedly this is an issue they want addressed moving forward. it needs to be addressed and, from an economic standpoint and for the future of the country. >> you think the president will do something dramatic? >> he has a plan to move forward. >> is the new democratic movement dead or no longer relevant? >> i think that our party has always been the big party and we have different views and that is healthy. that is exactly why i believe i am a democrat. i believe our vision of the country has a lot of people working across party lines and there are folks in our party who all want
and i think taxes. we had a fight where you had the president advocating to increase taxes on people who made more than $250,000 a year. >> looking ahead at the agenda, how big is climate energy? >> if you look at what to this country needs to do to create jobs, having a sound energy policy makes incredible sense. i think there are it a lot of voters who cared deeply about this. i think a lot of the youth of voters have said repeatedly this is an issue they want addressed moving...
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we have to realize a corporate tax cut. everyone agrees. we just did a survey including members of the general public, business leaders with the general public. 70% of the general public believes that we need to simplify the corporate tax code. that is how deep the understanding of the problem is. we cannot have a tax code that is simply complex with more complexity than virtually everywhere else in the world. >> four, five, six? >> we have to talk about the distortions in the trade system that hurt a high-service, high technology system. we did not worry about them so much when we were doing well, but now it's really getting in the way. we do not need to dumb down the regulation but just go through the process in a more logical and efficient way. this was the number one thing that the thousands of business people we interviewed and surveyed said that was the biggest barrier to investing in the u.s., the complicated regulatory infrastructure. we have to focus on the part of our infrastructure that are economically important. and the pork-ba
we have to realize a corporate tax cut. everyone agrees. we just did a survey including members of the general public, business leaders with the general public. 70% of the general public believes that we need to simplify the corporate tax code. that is how deep the understanding of the problem is. we cannot have a tax code that is simply complex with more complexity than virtually everywhere else in the world. >> four, five, six? >> we have to talk about the distortions in the trade...
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we have got to realign the corporate tax code. everyone agrees. we just did a survey that includes members of the general public. 70% of the general public believes we need to simplify. we cannot have the tax code that has higher rates and more complexity than anywhere else in the world. we have got to address the system that really hurts- innovation and high technology economy. we did not worry about those when we were doing well, but they are getting in the way of progress we have got to go through the process in a simpler and more logical and efficient way. this is the number one thing thousands of business people said was the biggest barrier to investing in the u.s. we have got to upgrade our infrastructure, but we have got to focus on those that are economically important. we have got to understand the things that are driving up the cost of doing business. we know what those are, but we need a plan for going forward we need to create a framework for rapidly developing and the windfall. we have a path to energy independence. that is a bridge t
we have got to realign the corporate tax code. everyone agrees. we just did a survey that includes members of the general public. 70% of the general public believes we need to simplify. we cannot have the tax code that has higher rates and more complexity than anywhere else in the world. we have got to address the system that really hurts- innovation and high technology economy. we did not worry about those when we were doing well, but they are getting in the way of progress we have got to go...
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lower taxes and no spending. the mass is what is screwing this dam thing up so it's easier to say what the priorities are once you've gone through asset of trade office. but the department of education what they did in k through 12, i think these have been four good years. they've been willing to challenge the status quo which some of their constituencies were uncomfortable. this is somewhat bipartisan to say k through 12 we need a personnel system. in iv k through 121th last ten years i think we are getting good things out of that. higher ed, we have completion not nearly enough. a lit of bit of focus on the technology piece but the financial equation i find it scary how it's pointing in one direction which is less people going to higher ed, where as the economic comp tives where we want people to be employed, that points in a different collection -- direction, and there is no way if you cut spending and take a proportional percentage of those cuts the way some people are talking about, i'll tell you your unempl
lower taxes and no spending. the mass is what is screwing this dam thing up so it's easier to say what the priorities are once you've gone through asset of trade office. but the department of education what they did in k through 12, i think these have been four good years. they've been willing to challenge the status quo which some of their constituencies were uncomfortable. this is somewhat bipartisan to say k through 12 we need a personnel system. in iv k through 121th last ten years i think...
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at 8:00 a.m., a guest from politico examines a key tax credits aimed at families and businesses that would be impacted if congress doesn't act in the so-called fiscal quest. "washington journal" is live at starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> at the end of world war ii, we had 12 million men under arms. we had 2000 flag officers and generals. today we have 1000 officers and generals and 1.2 million under arms. the ratio is totally out of line. we all must now have an admiral for every ship in the navy. not a captain, an admiral. so what we have done is go through and look at areas where we could not necessarily save all the money but we could transfer responsibilities out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save us a significant and that of money. >> you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several books including his latest "the debt bomb." join our conversation with your calls, e-mails, tweets, and comments with medical doctor and senator tom
at 8:00 a.m., a guest from politico examines a key tax credits aimed at families and businesses that would be impacted if congress doesn't act in the so-called fiscal quest. "washington journal" is live at starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> at the end of world war ii, we had 12 million men under arms. we had 2000 flag officers and generals. today we have 1000 officers and generals and 1.2 million under arms. the ratio is totally out of line. we all must now have an...
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, about who is going to pay what in taxes. but what has been so underreported and overlooked, which is why i'm so grateful to you for calling this out today for us, is the impact that sequestration cuts would have on our economy, but especially on that vital element of our economy which is our most vulnerable in our society, our children. they're our future. they are not just statistics, they are real people, little people who cannot wait for services because their bodies will change, their minds will be stunted, they will lose out if we -- if we withhold support for them. and i speak from my many years of being a nurse, as you described, and being a nurse in our public sector in our public schools and a public health nurse and i've seen firsthand what happens when we cut services to our children. we need to be investing in our children because they are our economic engine for tomorrow, and we cannot afford to leave one of them behind. we therefore cannot afford to slash the programs, the very programs that will give them the
, about who is going to pay what in taxes. but what has been so underreported and overlooked, which is why i'm so grateful to you for calling this out today for us, is the impact that sequestration cuts would have on our economy, but especially on that vital element of our economy which is our most vulnerable in our society, our children. they're our future. they are not just statistics, they are real people, little people who cannot wait for services because their bodies will change, their...
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but he paid social security taxes just like the rest of us. they did not gain for family the same protection as the family of a male wage earner. the discrimination begins with the woman and then the man because he is the role of parent rather than breadwinner. does not get the benefits. there was a unanimous judgment of the supreme court in that case. and by the way, we got it from the district course to the supreme court before he reached his third birthday. that is record speed. for federal litigation. anyway, the court reached a unanimous judgment, but divided three ways. three thought it discriminated against the male as parents. one said, i see this from the vantage point of the baby. it makes no sense the child should have the opportunity from the sole surviving care of the parent. only if that parent is female. not if the parent was male. other cases i was involved in from the ground floor, the pregnant problem. ato the early 1970's, if woman taught in public school, and she began to show between four and six months, she was put on mat
but he paid social security taxes just like the rest of us. they did not gain for family the same protection as the family of a male wage earner. the discrimination begins with the woman and then the man because he is the role of parent rather than breadwinner. does not get the benefits. there was a unanimous judgment of the supreme court in that case. and by the way, we got it from the district course to the supreme court before he reached his third birthday. that is record speed. for federal...
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we have not had to pay any higher taxes or give up anything. the war just went on, followed by these braden americans, men and women, representing a cross- section of this immigrant nation in terms of where they come from. that is not just unjust, it's immoral for a democratic society to allow that to happen. we all have an opportunity now to begin to correct the course. that is not just to welcome them home with a sign at the airport. it is to make sure they feel they are a part of our civilian society, that they have the opportunity to find a job, to be educated, to raise their families, and to have the kind of services that so many of them need to deal with their physical wounds as well as their emotional wounds. we also have to remember that some many of them -- so many of them are coming home wanted to make a contribution to their society. they're not victim's, they're proud of what they did, and with good reason. so we open this session today with two of our finest military men, two career officers who gave us all a sense of pride as thei
we have not had to pay any higher taxes or give up anything. the war just went on, followed by these braden americans, men and women, representing a cross- section of this immigrant nation in terms of where they come from. that is not just unjust, it's immoral for a democratic society to allow that to happen. we all have an opportunity now to begin to correct the course. that is not just to welcome them home with a sign at the airport. it is to make sure they feel they are a part of our...